Thursday, August 16, 2012

Tell 'em Jonboy is Here: A Jonboy Langford Collection

Whatever alternative country is (or has been), it's kind of hard to imagine it without the contributions of Jon Langford - starting, of course, with The Mekons, then on to his various solo projects, his collaborations with Sally Timms, Richard Buckner, and The Sadies, the Pine Valley Cosmonauts, and, of course, his work with The Waco Brothers. With that in mind, here's 18 tracks of Jon Langford in all his various guises. Oh, and befitting his hardest working man in alternative country (you should also check out his artwork), he's just put out a single to benefit a foundation to provide free music tuition to people in Wales. Lastly, if you're wondering a track from his Pine Valley Cosmonauts tribute album to Johnny Cash isn't on the compilation, it's because I noticed that the album was out of print. So I'll post that next week.

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I'm a 40something guy who did a college radio show during grad school. I missed doing it, so a mixtape music blog seemed like the best alternative. While I may post the occasional album, I'll primarily posts mixtapes - overviews of an artist/bands career, odds and sods collections, 2-3 artists, or more "traditional" mixtapes featuring all different artists.
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